41.   Blue-chip share prices drifted lower in lackluster trading Wednesday on profit-taking after recent sharp gains, dealers said.

42.   European share prices drifted towards the end of a dismal week on Friday as losses overnight on Wall Street left investors in no mood to buy into the market.

43.   European share prices drifted higher on Tuesday with investors keen to buy into the nascent economic recovery but cautious ahead of a US Federal Reserve move on interest rates.

44.   John Lichtblau, a veteran oil analyst of the Petroleum Industry Research Association, agreed that prices might drift down somewhat in coming months but saw no outright collapse.

45.   Stock prices drifted lower on Tuesday, but rebounded on Wednesday thanks to active buying of blue chips and short covering after three days of declines.